Weather Forecast: Sunny, Warm VOL. 62, No. 14 Thanksiving Recess Ide J!' rings Negative Reaction From Cutler, Bernreuter Two of Old Main's administrators voiced their opinions yesterday against the idea of having a 3-day Thanksgiving vacation. Robert G. Bernreuter, special assistant to the presi dent for student affairs, termed the issue one of "practicality vs. sentimentality" while Howard A. Cutler, assistant to the Senate Committee May Formulate Degree Program The Senate Committee on Educational Policy will prob ably be working on a state ment of policy concerning the definition, credit limits and ad missions standards of the Uni versity's associate degree pro gram, John J. Schanz, chairman of the committee, said yesterday. At present the University of fers nine associate degree curricu la most of which are occupa tionally-oriented, technical pro grams, Schanz said. The courses offered are in agri culture, business administration, chemical technology, drafting and design technology, electrical tech nology, hotel and food service, production technology and sur veying. Another program, metal lurgical technology, is inoperative this year, he said. The committee will probably formulate a new definition for the associate degree curricu la. Schanz said. They are described in the current catalog as two-year terminal programs providing concentrated instruc tion to prepare graduates for specialized assignments in busi ness and industry. In addition, he said, there may be some thought given to setting up two types of associate degrees, one of the technical type and one of a more general type, such as an associate degree in arts or in sciences. This year, approximately 1,600 students are enrolled in the as sociate degree programs taught at Commonwealth Campuses, Asso ciate Registrar Robert M. Koser Jr. said. He said that the number of students taking agriculture and hotel and food service, the two programs offered at University Park, have not yet been compiled. The committee also plans work on course numbering and in establishing pre-requisites for courses on the 400 level, Schanz said. He explained that this may include a more strati fied system of course number ing. A special subcommittee of the educational policy committee is now working on a statement of (Continued on rage twelve) Activity Deadlines Given for Greeks The following are the deadlines for Greek Week activities: TOMORROW entries for the Window Display contest should be phoned to Roger Schwartz (AD 7- 4933) or Liz Weihe (UN 5-3167). Also, each sorority will be con tacted as to the number of girls going to fraternities for exchange dinners. FRIDAY nominations for the, Outstanding Pledge must be red turned to Dave Miller, Box 260,1 State College, Pa. SATURDAY Duplicate Bridge Tournament entries must be re turned to Paula White, Box 3063 1 Cross Hall, University Park, Pa. .11 UST j / N 1 0 r 33 ailg cts,glt ! ;) ( i filjtirgi \'‘ 46515 By CAROL KUNKLEMAN See Related Editorial president for academic affairs, called the idea a "great mistake." At the present time, a one-day recess for Thanksgiving is sched uled. "Most of us haven't learned to make the transition to this new type of program," Bernreuter said. "I think most students are find ing that the pace required is too great to take a break then, espe cially right before final examina tions." Cutler said the present sched ule is a "superior" arrangement for the four-term plan. "An in terruption of the schedule for a Thanksgiving recess is unde sirable. The present plan keeps the academic term uninterrupt ed," he said. Harold J. Read, chairman of the Senate Committee on Calendar and Class Schedule, said Friday that he would consider student proposals to include a Thanks giving recess of three days for the fall term, of 1961. Read said, however, that in mat ters involving a temporary change in the calendar, President Eric A. Walker would have to make the final decision. Wilmer E. Kenworihy. execu tive assistant to the president, said yesterday he had heard of (Continued on rage seven) Applications Available For Homecoming Queen Applications for Homecoming Queen will be available from now until Oct. 24 at the Hetzel Union desk. Any organizations may sub mit one entry for Homecoming Queen, From these entries five finalists will be chosen and announced on Oct. 26. The football team will then vote for one of the five for Homecoming Queen and she will be crowned during half time .at the California game on Oct. 28. MEMBERS OF ONE OF THE UNIVERSITY CHAPEL CHOIRS rehearse under the direction of James W. Beach. A 70-member University choir, directed by Beach, toured Europe this summer, They sang with the Coventry Cathedral choir in Coventry, England and presented concerts in Prague, Geneva, Vienna, Edinburgh and other European cities. (See Story on. page 5) UNIVERSITY PARK, TUESDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 10. 1961 Vt l ) '. ~,...- i ... . :.. .. ••••• :•.::-. - .. . -.........--- .... :Ai. -. , 1 - ~.., • ~ -....-.,:-... '-'... ..i..., . .. :•-:.,,, :. ...•• . ,-. - . -.............,.. . ' ~; ~~ , i , \ 'l4 FOR A BETTER PENN STATE SGA Head To Appoint Commission The appointment of a new Elections Commission chair man and four elections com missioners will be announced within 48 hours, Dennis Foi anini, SGA President, said last night. "These five appointees will be the decision Make - is concerning questions of legality in the com ing elections, but any interested students may render their services to the Commission," Foianini said. SGA was given authorization last week by the University Senate Committee on Student Affairs to begin preparations for Assembly elections to be held this term. In a letter from Laurence H. Lattman, chairman of the Student Affairs committee, Foianini was officially informed of the Commit tee's position concerning the sta tus of SGA. The letter read: "The continuing staff of SGA is allowed to start election preparations in accord with election procedures outlined in the rough draft of the SGA Con stitution placed before the Sen ate Committee on Student Af fairs on October 5. In granting this permission the Committee does not obligate itself in any way to accept any provision of the above-mentioned draft of the SGA Constitution for final approval. Final elections cannot be held, however, until the Student Affairs Committee approves a new SGA Constitution which dictates elec tions procedures. Political parties and inde pendent candidates have been given the "go-ahead" to prepare for elections as prescribed by the Constitution. The proposed election system stipulates that Assemblymen will be elected at a ratio of one repre sentative for every 500 under graduate students according to four major areas: women on cam pus, men on campus, men off cam pus and fraternity men. A further breakdown of election districts on campus will include five men's residence areas and six women's residence areas. Soviet ID iei ns Lon oon • . Es' LONDON (/P) Foreign Secretary Lord Home arranged a private dinner party for Andrei A. Gromyko today after learning the Soviet foreign minister is planning a one-day stopover in London. The meeting almost certainly will be dominated by talks on the East-West Berlin crisis,' British officials said. Gromyko isliFc ... , returning to Moscow after talksj in Washington with President! to Investigat e Kennedy and Secretary of State Dean Rusk.i l l Both the U.S. and British p,ov-i I tteckiess Driving _ Both believe there are now no acceptable terms on whiel spE . Pledge East and West can go into talks; on the future of Berlin and Ger- . many That was spelled out by a . Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity had Foreign Ministry spokesman, hasso c ial privileges sus who told reporters: "The posi- Ipencled until a hearing before lion remains as it was there ! the IFC Board of Control be is still no acceptable basis for negotiations." cause of an incident involving Gromyko in three weeks in the two of the fraternity's pledges, , United States held informal ex- i Tom Deßocco chairman of the changes with Western officials but!Board of Control, said yesterday. at no time relaxed the Sovieti The two men, both fourth term position on Berlin, informed , i students in business adm in istra sources said. Ilion, were apprehended on Sept. Not once did he spell out what 122 by State College police for driv- Prem i e r Khrushchev meant i ing the wrong way on a one-way when he said Western rights in street ! at speeds between 40 and 50 isolated Berlin would be guar- miles per hour, Daniel .Leasure, anteed after a Soviet - Commun- assistant to the dean of men, said. ist East German peace treaty. . Both the driver and the passenger Kennedy is understood to have had been drinking and both were told Gromyko emphatically that underage, Leasure said. Britain, France and the United States are determined to defend' Since a fraternity is respon the freedom of West Berlin. sible for the conduct of its mem- Gromyko's unusual decision to hers, the board of control is ; stop in London en route home was investigating the case, Deßocco conveyed to the British by the said. Soviet Foreign Ministry. 1 Leasure said that the students stoppedby police Lord Home had gone to his es- had been at the fraternity before tate in Scotland but quickly ar-,they were ranged to return to London Sunny, Warm Weather Should Continue Today Two days of fine autumn weath er are expected before a change to more seasonable weather. Afternoon temperatures under partly sunny skies today and to morrow should reach 75 degrees. Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low of 50 degrees. Thursday should be cloudy and cooler with showers ; followed by windy and colder weather Thurs day night. a ! L att ! i Practical Aid i To Adjustment I --See Page 4 1 I The driver of the car was placed on suspended suspension until ,•September 1962 by the University Sub-committee on Discipline last week. He is not permitted to pos sess or operate an automobile in Centre County during this time, Leasure said. Because the passenger, who had also been drinking, was underage, he was placed on probation by the dean of men's office until the end of the term. Leasure said borough police had not charged the student with drunken driving because of the serious consequences which would have resulted from this charge. The driver was charged with reckless driving and driving the wrong way on a one-way street. The case was referred to the University, he said. Sigma Phi Epsilon is suspended from social activities until the hearing under an IFC ruling which states that a fraternity shall he suspended while its case is being investigated, Deßocco said. Student Council Forms Available Self-nomination forms for poi- Mons on college student councils will be available through Oct. 13 at the Hetzel Union desk. The application forms for the elections, which will be conducted Oct. 19 and 20 by the Inter-Col lege Council Board are also al'a i - able. at the following _ Business Administration. Bou 'cke, main office; Mineral Indus tries, Mineral Industries rotunda; Liberal Arts, 128 Sparks: Physi cal Education and Athletics, 103 White Hall and 246 Recreation Hall; Chemistry and Physic , . Os :mond Laboratory and 211 Whit more; Education, 103 Burrowes; and Engineering and Architecture, 101 Hammond. Home Economics students z,hould jsubmit self-written nominations to ithe Home Economics lobby. The self-nomination forin4 must be returned to the Hetzel Union desk by Oct. 13._ FIVE CENTS
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